Veronika is a young and beautiful girl who achieve everything so early. This book is partly based on coelhos experience in various mental institutions see the biography confessions of a pilgrim by juan arias. May 16, 2000 it is a life, but not a very compelling one. It tells the story of 24yearold slovenian veronika, who appears to have everything in life going for her, but who decides to kill herself. In his latest international bestseller, the celebrated a. Twentyfouryearold veronika seems to have everything youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1998, and was written by paulo coelho. Through the story of her remaining days coelho encourages the reader to believe in hope and follow his or her own dream with out the fear of being seen as mad. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as. Also worked as lyrics writer, journalist and theatre artist. Basically it is story of 24 years old veronika, who seems to have everything in life going for her, but who determines to ruin herself. The book weights highly on paulo coelho own personal experience when he was institutionalized.
After committing suicide, veronika apparently went into a comma, but anyhow, she survived and when she found herself alive, she found her self in villette, a mental hospital in slovenia. To read this book, upload an epub or fb2 file to bookmate. She takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting never to wake up. It follows the story of a 24yearold womans attempted suicide and stay at a mental hospital. Talking about the main character of the book, as the name of the book says, the main character of the book is veronika. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. One of the bestselling book and translated in 24 different languages. The book as mentioned revolves around the protagonist veronika who. This is the second book i read by paulo coelho and it was even better than the first. Nov 20, 2015 does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. With sarah michelle gellar, jonathan tucker, erika christensen, florencia lozano. Zedka was the first character among villettes, who becomes her friend.
This book offers an archetypal story of hope, portraying a situation in which joy, freedom, integrity and truth all remain possible under the most. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. A novel by paulo coelho tells the story of 24 year od slovenian veronika who appears to have everything in life going for her, but decides to. Veronika, 24, works in a library in ljubljana, slovenia, and rents a room in a convent. The bestselling brazilian author of the alchemist delicately etches this morose but ultimately uplifting story of the suicidal veronika, who creeps along the. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 210 pages and is available in paperback format. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day. For me this is a book that i truly enjoyed the first time although. This book is partly based on coelhos experience in various mental. Paulo coelho another of coelhos spiritual journeys, this time by the 24yearold protagonist who, after a. The book has inspired many people to live in a happier manner and has been considered as a pure work of art. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic.
I took the chance to check this usa adaptation there is an asian that i. I loved the book, i was really excited to hear there was a movie version. But she does at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live. A novel of redemption book online at best prices in india on. Veronika decide morrer ist ein 1998 veroffentlichter roman des brasilianischen schriftstellers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. With so many good books never read it is always a surprise when someone reads a book again. Naturally veronika is stunned when she does wake up at villete, a local mental hospital, where the staff informs her that she has, in fact, partially succeeded in achieving her goal. This book is partly based on coelhos experience in various mental institutions. Under the supervision of an unorthodox psychiatrist who specializes in controversial treatment, veronika learns that she has only weeks to live. It has also inspired other forms of art like theatre and music. Narrated by charlton heston full audio book duration. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. Harpercollins ebooks 0 47 0 summary twentyfouryearold veronika seems to have everything youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job.
Veronika s disappointment at having survived sucide is palpable. Paulo coelho is probably the best author in the world. When i heard it starred sarah michelle gellar, even more excited about it surely she would be the perfect veronika. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a. Veronika claims to have chosen suicide in order to achieve freedom at last. If you are interested in the fiction books then go ahead and download this book. After a frantic suicide attempt, veronika awakens inside a mysterious mental asylum. She has many things going on in her life and due to all these things she just wants to kill herself. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
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